Need a logo

Im and making it the web site called OneTechGalaxy and I need a logo, I am a horrible and makeing Logos whenever I try and make one it comes up horrible. Can any of you help me? The website is a place where technology lovers can watch videos, read blogs, chat in the forums and other stuff. I'd love to have a really cool logo.

Hate to make to fine a point of this, but if you want a cool professional logo, then you need to hire a professional. Start with the design/art/graphics department of your local college or university for referrals.

Hate to make to fine a point of this, but if you want a cool professional logo, then you need to hire a professional. Start with the design/art/graphics department of your local college or university for referrals.

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It doesn't need to be professional, I was looking at the the others make me a logo threads and there were some really cool ones.

First off, a lot of the best logos are the simplest ones...so don't try to do anything too complex. Another tip would be to make your logo in a vector based drawing program like Adobe Illustrator. Since Illustrator is $$, you might try out Inkscape if you don't have Illustrator and can't afford it.

Instead of asking someone to create it for you, give it another go yourself and then come back here for critiques on how you can improve it...designers are often much more willing to suggest how to improve the design of something you did yourself than to come up with a creation and give it away.

First off, a lot of the best logos are the simplest ones...so don't try to do anything too complex. Another tip would be to make your logo in a vector based drawing program like Adobe Illustrator. Since Illustrator is $$, you might try out Inkscape if you don't have Illustrator and can't afford it.

Instead of asking someone to create it for you, give it another go yourself and then come back here for critiques on how you can improve it...designer's are often much more willing to suggest how to improve the design of something you did yourself than to come up with a creation and give it away.

I have Illustrator, so I haven't used Inkscape myself...just seen it recommended here as a low cost alternative to Illustrator. I'm guessing, like Illustrator it is probably fairly easy to do simple things and the more complex drawing you wish to do, the harder it is to nail down. It looks like it may have built-in tutorials....the basic tutorial is online here.

BTW, I can't recall if Inkscape requires X11 to be installed or not. If it does, Apple provides it on the OS X install discs.

I am fairly sure that if you check any local schools or universities that there would be someone that would love to design you a logo. When they have to present their projects in class they can say "...and it is being used right now by so and so for their website".

I am fairly sure that if you check any local schools or universities that there would be someone that would love to design you a logo. When they have to present their projects in class they can say "...and it is being used right now by so and so for their website".

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It's also a good portfolio piece, which is compensation enough for many design students (since their portfolio is so critical after graduation).

That could be time consuming, however, as you'd have to contact the school, find out who to talk to, have that faculty member email or contact students they think might be interested, then that student would have to find time to work on it... you get the idea.

I have Illustrator, so I haven't used Inkscape myself...just seen it recommended here as a low cost alternative to Illustrator. I'm guessing, like Illustrator it is probably fairly easy to do simple things and the more complex drawing you wish to do, the harder it is to nail down. It looks like it may have built-in tutorials....the basic tutorial is online here.

BTW, I can't recall if Inkscape requires X11 to be installed or not. If it does, Apple provides it on the OS X install discs.

yes it does require the X11 for OS X install. Just thought you should know. I like inkscape and find it better suits the illusrations i do, Plus it doesn't crash as much as illustrator when dealing with heaving vector art. AND ITS FREE!

i do not understand. you want a logo, but you do not want to pay for it? what exactly are you offering for compensation to the designer then?

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I'm sorry, but your attitude in this thread is completely uncalled for. There are a dozen polite ways of letting this guy know that you don't do work for free, the least of which is just not replying.

There actually are people out there who don't mind throwing together a quick logo for free, and there are plenty who do. It was already stated at least once in the thread before you chimed in that if he was looking for quality work, he should spend money on it.

Sorry for the rant. I agree with what you're saying, but you just plumb ticked me off with your attitude.

well then, i suppose you had better get used to being ticked off, because i could care less how my comment made you feel. my question was sincere, justified, and asked in a respectful and polite tone. if you have a problem with that i suggest you learn to use the "ignore" feature of this forum.

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